Inventions

Armsafe Firearm Lock

invented by Ivan Benkovic and Peter Saunders

Armsafe Firearm Lock

The Armsafe Firearm Lock is a gunlock for handguns (pistols and revolvers). It locks the gun through the barrel, unlike existing gunlock systems, which generally lock the trigger.

About the Inventor

Ivan and Peter have been friends for more than 25 years. Peter is from the NSW country town of Trangie. Ivan was born in (the former) Yugoslavia. Together they started PIP Industrial Services, an engineering business, based in Sydney.

Contact

For more information about Armsafe Firearm Lock, contact the following:
pipindustrial@bigpond.com.au

Online Discussion

15 years ago, Ivan saw a news report about a five-year-old girl in country NSW, who had accidentally shot her father dead. Ivan and Peter, both keen hunters, set about creating a failsafe locking mechanism.

The lock is fixed at one end of a "sleeve body", a metal device which is fitted around the barrel end of the gun. Two hardened metal rods are inserted through the sleeve body, along the bore of the gun barrel and engaged into the firing chamber, rendering it inoperable. The other end engages with the Bi-lock.

A gun sporting an Armsafe lock can only be unlocked using the owner's key. The standard Armsafe Firearm Lock will fit most revolvers and pistols.

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